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Sculpture by the Sea Exhibition Attracts 440,000

TheEpochTimes.com

SYDNEY -- A giant paint splash and a steel camel with a bellyful of artefacts have taken out the People's Choice awards at this year's Sculpture by the Sea exhibition.

An estimated 440,000 people flocked to the annual outdoor seaside exhibition near Sydney's iconic Bondi Beach from October 28 to Sunday, November 14, which this year featured 109 sculptures.

On the final day, NSW artists Suzie Bleach and Andy Townsend were awarded the Allens Arthur Robinson People's Choice Prize of $5,000 for their sculpture, The Adaptable Migrant.

The life-sized steel camel contained in its belly a time capsule collection that included a ukulele, a sewing machine and books.

The random items represented the culture, history and memories brought by migrants to Australia.

Slovakian migrant and Bondi local Tomas Misura won the NAB Kids' Choice Prize of $3,000 for his energetic work Splash.

The giant stainless steel paint tube squirting red paint towards Bondi beach captures an artistic moment in time.

Exhibition founding director David Handley said nothing could stall the annual art event that attracts local and international artists.

"Rain, hail and shine, we've had it all this year and its been great fun," Mr Handley said in a statement.

In 2009, Sculpture by the Sea generated an estimated $23.7 million in spending by visitors.

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Sculpture by the Sea Bondi 2010
"Beside the Point" by artist Angus Adameitis.
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Sculpture by the Sea Bondi 2010
"Entering the Exit" by artist Brendon Snape.
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Sculpture by the Sea Bondi 2010
"Bondi Venus" by artist Dennis Kalous.
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Sculpture by the Sea Bondi 2010
"Coast Guard" by artist Greg James.
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Sculpture by the Sea Bondi 2010
"Green Forest Object" by artist Helle Frosig.
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Sculpture by the Sea Bondi 2010
An untitled sculpture by artist Jean Pierre Rives.
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Sculpture by the Sea Bondi 2010
"Wind Stone - Earth and Sky" by artist Koichi Ishino was awarded The Icebergs Dining Room & Bar Signature Prize of $5,000
(Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images)
Sculpture by the Sea Bondi 2010
"Cycle90 - a premonition of wind III" by artist Kaoru Matsumoto was awarded the Sydney Water and Environment Prize of $10,000.
(Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images)

Sculpture by the Sea Bondi 2010
"Oh My God" by artist Lucy Vader.
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Sculpture by the Sea Bondi 2010
"Monument for Small Changes" by artist Viase Nikoleski.
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Sculpture by the Sea Bondi 2010
"Life Boy" by artist Paul Caporn.
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Sculpture by the Sea Bondi 2010
"Two Seeds" by artist Rae Bolotin.
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Sculpture by the Sea Bondi 2010
quot;The Adaptable Migrant" by artists Suzie Bleach and Andy Townsend.
(Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images)
Sculpture by the Sea Bondi 2010
"Jolly Giants" by artist Steve Croquett was awrded the Waverley Council Mayor's prize of $5,000.
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Sculpture by the Sea Bondi 2010
"At The Table: we are sitting comfortably" by artist Sally Kidall.
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Sculpture by the Sea Bondi 2010
"Sitting Hen" by artist Tae-Geun Yang.
(Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images)

Sculpture by the Sea Bondi 2010
"Splash" by artist Tomas Misura.
(Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images)
Sculpture by the Sea Bondi 2010
"Leaf-Vessel" by artist Virginia King.
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Sculpture by the Sea Bondi 2010
"Dreams of Ordinary People" by artist Peter Tilley.
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